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LOT 2357
Natural History - Knightia Multi Fossil Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (81 grams, 10.6 cm).
The three Knightia alta on a rounded matrix, showing good detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Shrimp and Fish on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The rectangular matrix with a fossil shrimp and faint remains of a fish showing the spine and head. 172 grams, 90 mm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With replicated dentition, small eye sockets and broad cheekbones; perhaps Australopithecus. 1.44 kg, 21.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Insects in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A polished irregular piece of amber with insect and other inclusions. 7.3 grams, 40 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
